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Andy Farrell Names Ireland Team For Saturday's Six Nations Clash With Scotland

Kick-off in the Aviva is at 2:10pm.

Head Coach Andy Farrell has named the Ireland Match Day Squad For Saturday’s Men’s Six Nations finale against Scotland at The Aviva Stadium, with a 2:10pm kick-off.

Captain Caelan Doris leads Ireland into the Round 5 showdown.

Naas's Jamie Osborne, Rob Baloucoune and Tommy O’Brien start in Ireland’s back three, with Stuart McCloskey and Garry Ringrose once again named in the midfield, while Jamison Gibson-Park and Jack Crowley link up in the half-backs.

In the pack, Tom O’Toole, Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong are named in the front row, with Joe McCarthy and Eadestown's Tadhg Beirne in the engine room. 

Jack Conan is named to start at blindside flanker, Josh van der Flier at openside and captain Doris completes Ireland’s starting team at number eight.

Farrell has strong options on the bench as Rónan Kelleher, Michael Milne, Finlay Bealham, Darragh Murray – who is in line for his Six Nations debut – and Nick Timoney make up the forward replacements, with Craig Casey, Ciaran Frawley and Bundee Aki the backline reinforcements.

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